American Vintage Poster Artists
Empire State Express
by Leslie RaganWhile not as abundant as in Europe, and especially in France, there were a few examples of fine poster design in America around the turn of the 19th Century, including Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell and Evelyn Cary. By and large, however, the poster was seem mostly as a vehicle for advertising and promotion relative to which design took a decided backseat to utility. While the American patriotic poster designs created during World War I, by artists such as James Montgomery Flagg and Howard Christy, are certainly interesting as Americana, they aren't particularly daring examples of graphic design. The most mature 
Flying Down to Rio
by Paul Lawlerexamples of purely American poster design are from the 1930s and later, as exemplified by Chesley Bonestell, Leslie Ragan, and Paul Lawler, as long distance vacation travel via train, plane, or boat became more usual. Immigrant European poster artists, such as Sacha Maurer (sometimes mispelled as Mauer), for instance, also brought more of a European design-style with them. More recently, contemporary poster artists such as Kerne Erickson have been creating retro poster designs in a classic vintage-inspired style. Click any thumbnail to view a larger version or make a purchase.
American Vintage Poster Artist Prints
Hood's Sarsaparilla
by William H. Bradley (1868-1962)
44in x 60in / 32in x 44in /
18in x 24in / 24in x 32in
Arrow Dress Collars and Shirts
by Joseph Leyendecker (1874-1951)
24in x 36in / 18in x 24in /
32in x 44in / 44in x 60in
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Pennsylvania Railroad, Washington D.C.
by Grif Teller (1899-1993)
18in x 24in / 24in x 32in /
32in x 44in / 44in x 60in
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American Crescent Cycles
by Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell
24in x 36in / 18in x 24in /
32in x 44in / 44in x 60in
Deer Lodge Flexible Flyer Ski, c.1954
by Sascha Maurer (1897-1967)
24in x 36in / 18in x 24in /
32in x 44in / 44in x 60in
North Coast Limited Railroad, Montana Rockies
by Krollmann
18in x 24in / 24in x 32in /
44in x 60in / 32in x 44in
Bananas, From Lands of Tropical Splendor
by Dean Cornwell
60in x 44in / 44in x 32in
24in x 18in / 32in x 24in /
Automobile Club of
America, Savannah Race
by Malcolm Strauss
24in x 36in / 18in x 24in /
44in x 60in / 32in x 44in
WWI, 4th Liberty Bond, Clear the Way
by Howard Christy
18in x 24in / 24in x 32in /
32in x 44in / 44in x 60in
For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, WWI
by Adolph Triedler (1886-1981, German-American)
18in x 24in / Other Sizes
Adams California Fruit Gum, Chewing Gum Sweets Coles Phillips, USA, 1920
by Coles Phillips (1880-1927)
12in x 16in / Other Sizes
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